Starfield: Shattered Space DLC Gets First Terrifying Trailer, New Update Out Today

Published Jun 9, 2024

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Summary

Starfield's Shattered Space DLC brings horror and mystery to players investigating a distress call.
The DLC delves into the religion of House Va'ruun, introducing new planets, technology, and a deity.
An update includes a bounty-hunting faction, new bounties, and the Creation Club for custom content.

Starfield has revealed the first trailer for its Shattered Space DLC. The first trailer premiered at today's Xbox Games Showcase, part of Summer Game Fest weekend. While it doesn't have an official release date yet, it's expected out sometime this year - most likely during the fall.

Shattered Space brings a horror element to Starfield. It appears to begin with players investigating a distress call from an abandoned space station, where they'll surely uncover an intergalactic mystery that takes them to new, unexplored corners of space. Giant, murderous aliens will pose a threat to the player's investigation. The DLC announcement comes alongside the reveal of a new update, which is expected to be available for all players later today.

What To Expect From Starfield's Shattered Space DLC & Update

New Story, New Planets, & Custom Content

Shattered Space brings a horrifying new chapter to Starfield. It begins with the player investigating a distress signal from an otherwise unheard-of space station. Once there, they begin receiving mysterious telepathic messages from an entity claiming to work on behalf of The Serpent. It instructs them to "Save Anasko" and "restore the Citadel." The player will travel to new worlds, restore lost Va'ruunian technology, and learn a great deal more about the religion's origins and role in the wider galaxy.

These details suggest Shattered Space is themed around House Va'ruun, one of Starfield's optional religions that doesn't have much of a presence in the base game. Anasko is one of its early rulers, who lived and operated out of a place called the Scaled Citadel. House Va'ruun also worships a deity called the Great Serpent, believed to be the universe's creator and eventual destroyer.

As for the Starfield update, it seems to center on the Tracker's Alliance, a bounty-hunting faction already found throughout the Settled Systems. It'll offer the player character new work, which will take them to "new environments" in pursuit of new bounties, which will reward them with new gear.

The Starfield update finally introduces a long-awaited Bethesda staple: the Creation Club. This allows players to player- and developer-made custom content from an in-game marketplace. This should help expand the Starfield modding scene, by providing console players with access to custom content, and players everywhere with an easy, official way to it. Bethesda's Creation Clubs have been criticized in the past for their use of microtransactions, and this one appears to be no exception: players will need to purchase virtual currency in order to items from the Creation Club.

That's everything to know about new Starfield content for now - players will likely discover a lot more once the update is available later tonight. There'll be a bit of a longer wait for the DLC, but it's expected to be out by the end of the year. More information on Starfield's DLC will likely be revealed closer to launch.